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In getting ready for moving we are having a clear out. Klaus has convinced me to throw away my back catalogue of interiors magazines (mainly homes and gardens and living etc). But before throwing them away I have gone through and cut out everything that catches my eye in the hope that it’s useful.

I’ve tried to organise them into themes.

Starting with the hall.

I like the image of the staircase particularly, the contrast of the dark wood and painted rails. I also really like the corbels. Our new and currently drab hall could so with some features like this.

Sitting room.

The TV unit on his page is a really neat idea. I’d like to use stronger colours like this on the walls as well.

Lights

Fireplaces

I was surprised how similar all these fireplaces were when I lined them up, seems like we like relatively plain white but traditional.

Chairs

Pointing out something not relating to chairs on the chairs page, the colour of the shutters behind the black chair is very similar to the colour we’re thinking on for the shutters in our kitchen. We’re considering pigeon which is similar but paler.

Kitchen

The kitchen bottom right is probably most similar to the free-standing look we are planning. I’m quite keen on the pink walls in two of these shots but Klaus doesn’t seem too keen…..

Bathroom

Again mainly very traditional. Apart from the pair of very modern sinks. Klaus thinks it’s better to go for the more traditional look as these will date less quickly and I like the idea of using some very decorative tiles around the bath and sink as they have in some of these pictures. I don’t want the whole house to be traditional though so we”ll have to keep an eye out for the overall balance.

Bedroom

Again lots of strong colour but also patterned wallpaper. Something we’re keen to try out as we haven’t used any before.

Garden

It’s big (for London) and bland at the moment. Will need some proper planning.